CPC F21S 41/147 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/1415 (2013.01); F21S 41/32 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 45/47 (2018.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] | 16 Claims |
1. A lighting system, comprising:
a lighting module including a rigid heat sink;
a first LED element direclty mounted on the heat sinkin in a backward facing orientation, the first LED element being disposed and arranged such that light emitted therefrom in operation is emitted from the lighting system as a low beam pattern;
a second LED element directly mounted on the heat sink in a backward facing orientation, the second LED element being disposed and arranged such that light emitted therefrom in operation is emitted from the lighting system as a high beam pattern,
the heat sink being configured to maintain the first LED element and the second LED element in a symmetrical configuration configured to maintain the backward facing orientation of the first LED element and the second LED element;
a driver circuit electrically connected to the first LED element and the second LED element to selectively supply electrical power for operation thereof by:
in a first mode, operating the first LED element in a high power state, while the second LED element is turned off, to provide a low beam illumination, and
in a second mode, operating the first LED element in a dimmed state, while operating the second LED element in a high power state, to provide a high beam illumination.
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